Ruggie's victory tattoo

ruggie
on 5/25/13 4:25 am, edited 5/25/13 4:25 am - Sacramento, CA

I spent two decades of my life trying to control my weight and failing. Like many of you, I did rollercoaster dieting - gain / lose / gain / lose. Before WLS, if I never regained a pound I lost, I would have weighed 40 pounds!

So, about 10 or 15 years ago, I said if I ever get my life in order and maintain my weight loss, I would get a tattoo that I'd see in the mirror each day to remind me not to slip back to old habits. Well, I realized I've been about my goal weight for more than a year now.... so I went down to the torture palace, I mean, the tattoo parlor, and got this:

It's on my left upper chest, and is about the size of a CD.

Heaviest weight: 310 pounds (Male, 5'10")

Bella_Fein
on 5/25/13 4:32 am - TX

VSG on 02/18/13

Hell yes! Love it!

Nancybefree
on 5/25/13 4:44 am

VSG on 11/21/12

A phoenix! Very cool. He/she did a nice job.

5'8" HRW 357 on 7/09/12 SW 339 >196 8/26/13 (surgeon's goal) TWL 193 CW 164

*:•-:¦:-•:*1st pers. goal 178 on 10/16/13; ultimate goal 164 on 12/13/13*:•-:¦:-•:*

acbbrown
on 5/25/13 4:45 am - Granada Hills, CA

VSG on 06/10/11

Love it !

www.sexyskinnybitch.wordpress.com - my journey to sexy skinny bitch status

11/16/12 - Got my Body by Sauceda - arms, Bl/BA, LBL, thigh lift.

HW 420/ SW 335 /CW 200 85 lbs lost pre-op / 135 post op

~~~~Alison~~~~~

MuttLover
on 5/25/13 4:53 am

VSG on 11/14/12

I love it!

Starting weight: 260; Surgery Weight: 250; Month 1: -15.6; Month 2: -11.8; Month 3: -11.4; Month 4: -7.4 Month 5: -8.6; Month 6: -3; Month 7 -3.8; Month 8 -7; Month 9: stall; Month 10: -4.4; Month 11: - 2.6; Month 12:-3.4

linzeelee
on 5/25/13 4:55 am - Omaha, NE

VSG on 05/17/13

How cool! I love it!

Lindsay ~ 5'4" ~ HW (5/6/13): 280 ~ SW (5/17/13): 273 ~ CW: 140
Losses by month: pre-op: -8 M1: -18 M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -9 M5: -10 M6: -12 M7: -14 M8: -12 M9: -2 M10: -8 M11: -9 M12: -2 M13: -6 M14: -7

(deactivated member)
on 5/25/13 5:40 am

VSG on 06/04/12

I have been wanting to get a new one but couldn't decide - have been flirting around the idea of a Phoenix rising..... this is an awesome tattoo!

(deactivated member)
on 5/25/13 5:44 am

VSG on 12/07/11

very cool! Out of the ashes......Nice symbolism for VSG, too!

ruggie
on 5/25/13 6:41 am - Sacramento, CA

VSG on 07/06/11

Well, I sure as hell wasn't getting a butterfly :p

Heaviest weight: 310 pounds (Male, 5'10")

Terry H.
on 5/25/13 6:07 am

VSG on 10/10/11

Very cool. Awesome symbolism.

HW 420 SW 369 Pre-Op -51 lbs; M1-19;M2-15;M3-14;M4 -14;M5-13; M6- 14;M7-14;M8-10;M9-11;M10-11;M11-9;M12-7;M13-7;M14-5; M15-7; M16-8. M17-3. M18-6; M19-5. Goal of 200 (220 Lost) Reached Month 15. Goal of 180 (240 lost) reached at 18 months 10 days on 4/.20/13. 57% body weight lost@180. Now on maintenance. Low weight 169.